Police announce results of traffic crackdown

The officers involved in the Central Iowa Traffic Safety Taskforce project, which included multiple agencies, concentrated on an area north of Ankeny on Highway 69 and Interstate Highway 35 from 7 p.m. April 20 to 3 a.m. April 21, authorities said.

The most common citation written was for speeding, with 23 tickets written. Police also wrote seven citations for lack of seat belt use and issued 60 warnings for various equipment violations, officials said.

Officers arrested eight people for underage possession of alcohol and issued nine warnings for OWI.